in plenty of time

  • 1plenty — is essentially a noun, and is used either by itself or with of + following noun (plural, or singular mass noun): We have plenty / You will find plenty of books / There is plenty of time. Use of plenty as an adjective without of is found in… …

    Modern English usage

  • 2plenty — plen|ty [ plenti ] function word, quantifier *** Plenty is used in the following ways: as a pronoun: How long will it take? Five minutes should be plenty. She always has plenty to say. (followed by of ): Don t hurry we have plenty of time. as an… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 3plenty */*/*/ — UK [ˈplentɪ] / US adverb, pronoun Summary: Plenty is used in the following ways: as a pronoun: How long will it take? Five minutes should be plenty. ♦ She always has plenty to say. (followed by of ): Don t hurry – we have plenty of time. as an… …

    English dictionary

  • 4plenty — 01. Don t rush, we have [plenty] of time. 02. There were [plenty] of people I didn t know at the party, but it was lots of fun anyway. 03. Fish are quite [plentiful] in the river. 04. I don t need any change; I have [plenty] of coins in my pocket …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 5plenty — [[t]ple̱nti[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) QUANT: QUANT of n uncount/pl n If there is plenty of something, there is a large amount of it. If there are plenty of things, there are many of them. It is used especially to indicate that there is enough of something, or… …

    English dictionary

  • 6plenty — /plen tee/, n., pl. plenties, adj., adv. n. 1. a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time. 2. the state or quality of being plentiful; abundance: resources in plenty. 3. an abundance, as of goods or luxuries, or a time of such… …

    Universalium

  • 7plenty — determiner, n., pronoun 1) plenty of (plenty of money) 2) plenty to + inf. (she gave us plenty to do) 3) (formal) in plenty (to live in plenty) 4) (formal) of plenty (a time of plenty) * * * [ plentɪ] (formal) of plenty (a time of plenty) plenty… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 8plenty — plen•ty [[t]ˈplɛn ti[/t]] n. pl. ties, adj. adv. 1) a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time[/ex] 2) the state or quality of being plentiful; abundance: resources in plenty[/ex] 3) an abundance, as of goods or luxuries, or a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 9plenty — I. noun Etymology: Middle English plente, from Anglo French plenté, from Late Latin plenitat , plenitas, from Latin, fullness, from plenus full more at full Date: 13th century 1. a. a full or more than adequate amount or supply < had plenty of&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 10plenty — plen|ty1 W1S1 [ˈplenti] pron a large quantity that is enough or more than enough plenty of ▪ Make sure she gets plenty of fresh air. ▪ No need to hurry you ve got plenty of time. ▪ There s plenty to do and see in New York. ▪ There are plenty more …

    Dictionary of contemporary English